Delta Sky - May 2011 - In-Depth//Distance Learning - 132

Dr. Johnny Issa
Age // 33
Location // Portland,
Oregon
School // W. P. Carey
School of Business,
Arizona State University
Degree // MBA
Current Job //
Senior Process
Engineer, Intel
Choosing a
Program // I always
travel for work and rarely spend much
time in any one location, so the
ibility and scheduling of
program really appealed to me. The
program is structured so that you
take just one class at a time for six
weeks, then have a week then
take another class. The quality of
the program also was important to
me. During my research, I noticed
that ASU had one of the
highly ranked MBA programs. The
school has great professors and
a well-structured program.
// The and
understanding of the professors
was really helpful. In December
of 2009, I had to relocate for work
and drive fom Oregon to Arizona.
That same week, I had to take a
exam for my managerial accounting class. My professor was
kind enough to give me special
permission to take the exam a bit
earlier than the rest of the class. I
also thought that the four-day oncampus orientation at the start of
the program was useful. It a
great way to get to know the people
be working with over the next
two years.
The Best Part // Within two
months of starting the MBA program, I was able to apply lessons
learned fom the organizational behavior class to my negotiations and
interactions with co-workers and
vendors fom countries
and cultural backgrounds. Going
forward, there are opportunities
to network with fellow W. P. Carey
School MBA grads through an
ASU Facebook network. There also
are online bulletin boards where
alumni are encouraged to share
interesting articles and post suitable
job openings.
Advice // Study the recommended reading assignments carefully.
You can skim the references or
additional reading if you must, but
make sure that you thoroughly
understand all the concepts in the
main reading assignments if you
want to get the most fom
your program. //